FACEIT reveals aftermath of Anubis change

Closing off 2025 with the StarLadder Budapest Major, Valve followed up after a while, revealing the next change to the active duty map pool. While many expected Cache's return, it was Anubis that made its way into the competitive map pool, replacing the newly added Train. In Counter-Strike 2's first significant update of 2026, Anubis not only re-entered the active duty map pool but came with a significant change.

The drop down window from mid to waters was moved further back towards mid doors, giving CTs earlier and easier access to the water drop-down. Earlier, Ts could chug a couple of flashes and drop down to waters, opening up both sides of the map to leave the CTs with no choice but to stack or take space for info. s1mple was seen taking a liking to the change on one of ESL's videos, saying that the mid-doors was more fun to play because of the change but made the map much worse for CTs. Ironically, s1mple's BC.Game then proceeded to lose a 3-9 T-half against 3DMAX, conceding the series 0-2 at IEM Krakow.

However, FACEIT's stats tell a different story. "The data confirms the changes achieved near-perfect competitive balance", said FACEIT on X, pointing out the percentage of rounds won on either sides of the map. From 52.80%:47.20% favoring the T-side, the map's numbers shifted to 50.50%:49.50% slightly favoring the T-side, showing that CTs feel far more comfortable with the new change in FACEIT's matchmaking.

In a reply, FACEIT also revealed that over 15,566,862 rounds were considered while mapping out their comparison statistic.